Crime & Safety

Murfreesboro, MTSU Police introducing Crime Free Multi-Housing safety program

Feb 16, 2018 at 04:26 pm by Voice Wire

The City of Murfreesboro Police Department, in partnership with Middle Tennessee State University, is pleased to announce the first training for a Crime Free Multi-Housing Pro.... Read More

'Candy Crush' saga store owners allowed to reopen

Feb 16, 2018 at 11:15 am by Michelle Willard

The vapor and discount tobacco stores caught up in "Operation Candy Crush" get to reopen Friday evening after a Rutherford County judge ruled in their favor. Rutherford.... Read More

Was Rutherford County's CBD item bust legal? One expert says no.

Feb 13, 2018 at 08:57 pm by Michelle Willard

An advocate for the use of industrial hemp says Rutherford County Attorney General Jennings Jones used the wrong law to indict and arrest the owners of 23 businesses in Ruther.... Read More

'Operation Candy Crush' leaves 23 Rutherford businesses padlocked

Feb 12, 2018 at 01:32 pm by Michelle Willard

Rutherford County law enforcement agencies raided 23 businesses and served 21 indictments on people accused of selling hemp-derived products. “Teams of officers f.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Neighbors come to blows over parking space

Feb 10, 2018 at 12:33 pm by Michelle Willard

On Saturday night, Feb. 3, Murfreesboro Police were called to break up a fight between neighbors over two parking spots at an apartment complex off Fortress Boulevard. When M.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Dumb theft of dumbbells

Feb 03, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

A pair of cat burglars left a trail of evidence when they snatched three sets of dumbbells from the gym at an apartment complex near MTSU campus, according to a repo.... Read More

Homeless man wanted in Thursday morning stabbing incident

Feb 02, 2018 at 03:39 pm by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man claimed to have been stabbed when he broke up a domestic fight Thursday morning, Feb. 1 at a homeless camp off Old Fort Parkway. The victim, a 34-year-old.... Read More

TBI: 5 pounds of molly seized, 2 arrested in Murfreesboro

Jan 31, 2018 at 03:26 pm by Voice Wire

Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the seizure of about five pounds of the drug commonly referred to.... Read More

TBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Murfreesboro

Jan 29, 2018 at 04:00 pm by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man's alleged weekend activities drew the attention of at least three different law enforcement agencies. According to an article in the Shelbyville Time.... Read More

Watertown skull turns missing artist into suspicious death

Jan 29, 2018 at 11:00 am by Michelle Willard

It's not often that Watertown, Tennessee, makes the news. So it was memorable when David Riemens vanished Aug. 8, 2012, from the Dollar General in the small Middle Tennessee.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Meth fuels bad night for Murfreesboro couple

Jan 27, 2018 at 09:30 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro couple were arrested Jan. 18 after he reportedly called 911 six while high on PCP and meth and she got into a meth-fueled fight with police, according to&n.... Read More

UPDATED: Arrest made in Wednesday night shooting, Murfreesboro Police

Jan 24, 2018 at 09:45 pm by Michelle Willard

Murfreesboro police have arrested who they believe to be the culprit in the Wednesday night shooting that left a 22-year-old man in the hospital, according.... Read More

Do you know La Vergne's John Doe?

Jan 22, 2018 at 10:50 am by Michelle Willard

In 1978, a man was found, shot and burned, in La Vergne, Tennessee. Nearly 40 years later, he is still unidentified. "I look at this guy and think, when he was 5 years old, h.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Murfreesboro woman reported house broken into, underwear stolen

Jan 20, 2018 at 10:00 am by Michelle Willard

On Jan. 16, a Murfreesboro woman reported someone had broken into her house to steal her underwear and a TV, according to an incident report. The woman who lives off.... Read More

Bizarre in the Boro: Man breaks legs running (and jumping) from police

Jan 13, 2018 at 10:30 am by Michelle Willard

A Murfreesboro man broke both of his legs and feet when he jumped from a second story balcony to evade police, according to reports from the Murfreesboro Police Depart.... Read More